A CHURCH has made a complaint to the police after their shed was stolen. An Essex Police spokesperson said “We received a report on 28 January that a metal shed had been stolen from an address in Maddox Road. It happened between 12.30pm and 12.45pm…

OFFICERS investigating two robberies in Harlow have arrested and charged a man. The first took place at a shop in Fishers Hatch at around 1pm on 15 January while the second happened at a business in the High Street at around 2.05pm on 1the same…

ON average, one person dies every day in prison. Deaths in custody are the highest they’ve been since the pandemic (December 2021), despite the reduction in self-inflicted death the number still remains too high. One prisoner self-harms every seven minutes in England and Wales. In…

SINCE it was launched in October 2024, we have heard nothing from Safe To Go Stow. We do know that Harlow Council have committed to £100,000 into the project but who goes in there and when seems to be a closely guarded secret. As the…

IF YOU look far down in this press release from the Tory Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, you may note that he plans to “revise their proposals for 2025/26 budget”. Here is the press release published this morning. We have put a number of questions…

TWO teenagers from Harlow have appeared in court charged with stabbing another male and being in possession of a machete. Charlie Adcock, aged 19, of Spinning Wheel Mead, Harlow appeared at Chelmsford magistrates court and was charged with the following. On April 26th, 2024, in…

EPPING Forest District Council condemned two separate attacks on refuse collectors as shameful. Epping Councillor Ray Balcombe, cabinet portfolio holder responsible for refuse and recycling said: “Attacks on our council or council-owned company staff are totally unacceptable. “I find it especially reprehensible following the incredible…

*Essex firefighters assaulted 83 times by the public as union calls for greater protection *National statistics indicate that injuries suffered in attacks on firefighters are at a 15-year high DATA collected by Legal Expert has revealed the extent of attacks on firefighters in Essex as its fire…

COUNCILLOR Joel Charles has said that town-specific community policing initiatives must not be the casualty of a “poor Government funding settlement”. He added: “Reducing funding to the eighth largest police force in England and Wales, based on per head of population, does not make sense.…

A THIEF spotted on doorbell footage looking for items to steal outside homes in Harlow has been jailed within days of officers tracking him down and arresting him. On Friday 24 January, our Harlow town centre team received reports of a man taking items including…

A HARLOW man has pleaded guilty to breaching a community order which forbids him from entering the Harvey Centre. Logan Howe, aged 20, of Spring Hills, Harlow was charged with the following. On January 20th, 2025, at Harlow, you entered the Harvey Centre, which you…

THE LEADER OF Harlow Labour has also slammed the Tories over their plans to sack all the Police Community Support Officers in Essex. Councillor James Griggs said: “Cllr Swords and PCC Mr Hirst complain of budget cuts and redundancies yet Essex Police is receiving a…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince has hit back at plans by the Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner to make all of Harlow and Essex’s PCSOs redundant. Chris Vince said: “Politics is all about choices, and I want to make it clear that the Conservative Police and…

DIFFICULT times lay ahead for Essex Police as the Police, Fire and Crime Panel prepare to meet to decide upon the amount the county’s taxpayers contribute to policing in Essex claim Essex Police. Chief Constable BJ Harrington said Essex Police had done all it could…